Magnetorotational instability in protoplanetary discs: the effect of dust grains

Salmeron, Raquel; Wardle, Mark

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Magnetorotational instability in protoplanetary discs: the effect of dust grains

Date

2008

Authors

Salmeron, Raquel

Wardle, Mark

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

We investigate the linear growth and vertical structure of the magnetorotational instability (MRI) in weakly ionized, stratified protoplanetary discs. The magnetic field is initially vertical and dust grains are assumed to be well mixed with the gas over